Recently the Sorting Hat at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was asked to assign each FBS program into one of the school’s four noble houses – Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff. Many of the Hokie faithful expected that VPI would be a shoo-in for Gryffindor. Such a selection seemed obvious! VT and Gryffindor have similar colors and the traits of the house include those of courage and daring, both of which the Hokies exemplify. Both organizations have a castle, or you know… a Cassell. Whatever.
In a surprise decision by the one-thousand-year old cap, the Virginia Tech Hokies were sorted into notorious Gryffindor rival, Slytherin House!